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Navy Pier’s First Hotel Features Steel Framing to Reduce Weight
In an engineering achievement, the Navy Pier’s first hotel is now open for business. The 233-room Sable* at Navy Pier in Chicago features the use of cold-formed steel (CFS) floor joists and structural framing on the hotel’s top 5-floors to reduce the weight on the...
Construction Companies Adjust to the Vagaries of Wood Prices by Building with Steel
Excalibur Construction, Inc., Sheridan, Wy., used to order its building materials on a per-house basis. As of May, the firm was ordering materials by the semi-truck, even though bulk purchasing doesn’t solve all supply bottlenecks. “There are definitely longer wait...
Prefabricated Steel Panels Boost Quality and Construction Speed for Church
Photo Credit: SBS Group In order to meet the continued worker shortage, the construction industry is in need of new building solutions that require less labor. According to new research from the Associated Builders and Contractors of America (ABC), the...
Why Are We Still Building Homes Like It’s 1832?
The building method for wood-framed homes in the United States has changed little since the mid-1800s. Due to current construction methods, maintenance is often required after only a few decades for wood-framed homes. Today, new building methods and durable framing...
Builders Look to Steel Framing as Lumber Prices and Delays Remain High
Despite a recent drop in price, lumber still costs about 80% more now than it did before the pandemic began. “Lumber prices may have fallen but they are still elevated, creating new headaches for the critical housing sector,” says an NPR report. Builders say the...
Steel, Modular Homes and an Opportunity to End the Housing Shortage
The United States faces a severe housing shortage. “Years of underbuilding has created a large deficit, particularly for states with strong economies that have attracted a lot of people from other states,” says the report, The Housing Supply Shortage: State of the...
Panelized CFS Walls Cut Construction Time for Retirement Residence
Load-bearing CFS panels can be built offsite to achieve tighter tolerances and greater assembly precision. This was the chosen method to construct the 126,000 sq. ft. Seasons Retirement Community in Cambridge, Ontario, according to Construction Canada. The building...
Infographic: 5 Reasons to Use Cold-Formed Steel Floor Joists
Steel delivers a durable and sustainable solution for floor joists. Learn the top 5 reasons why building professionals prefer steel in this infographic. Article cited from BuildSteel.org
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